The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-09-09

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when the mist-ladcnw wind stirred her,would
wnsh backward and forward through our
Wondering bones, and that would be the
end OF her, and Of those In her, who would
follow nfter myths and seek out the secrets
OF nature.
Already I seemed to hear the water rip
ping against dessicated bones and rafting
turbance ensued, and Mahomed came tum.
bling between us, followed by . shadowy
form with an uplifted spear.
Gallant Allahl" howled Mahomed, feel.
ing that he had little to hope from man,
'sprotect mel protect mel"
"Father, it is a black one" said q voice.
VIVA said She-tphO -mtust-bc-Obeucd about
the black ones"
"she said naught. but slay him not.
Como hither, my son."
The man advanced, and the tall shadowy
form bent forward.
eyes, yes" said the other, and chucklcd
In q somewhat blood-curdling tone.
"Are the three white men thcrefW asked
the form.
eyes, they are there.n
s'Then bring up that which Is made ready
for thcm, and let the men take all that
can be brought from the thing that floats"
Hardly had he spoken when men came
running up, carrying on their shoulders
neither more nor less than palanquins-
four bearers and two spare men to apalan.
quin-and in these it was promptly indi.
Gated we were expected to stow ourselves,
"Well!" said Leo, sit is q blessing to find
anybody to carry us after having to carry
ourselves SO long"
Leo always takes . cheerful view Of
things.
There being no help for It. after seeing
che others into theirs, I tumbled into my
own litter, and very comfortable I found
It. Itappearedt to be manufactured of cloth
woven from grass fiber, which stretched
and yielded to every motion Of the body,
and being bound top and bottom to the
bearing-pole, gave agrateful support to the
head and neck.
Scarcely had I settled myself when. &c.
c%onpanying their steps with a monotonous
song, the bearers started at a swinging
trot. For half an hour o. 10 I lay there
them together, rolling my skull against
Mahomed's, and Mahomed's against mine,
till at last Mahomed's stood straight up
upon Its vcrtebrp, and glared at me through
Its empty eye-holes, and cursed me with
Its grtnnfng jaws, because /, a dog of a
Christian, disturbed the last sleep of a true
believer. Iopened my eyes, ana shuddered
ut the horrtd dream, and then shuddercdl
again at something that was not a dream,
for two great eyes were cleaning down at
mo through the misty darkness. I strug-
gled up. and in my terror and confusion
shrieked and shrieked again, so that the
Others sprung up too, reeling, and drunken
with sleep and fright. And then all of q
sudden there was n flash of cold steel, and
a great spear was held against my throat,
and behind 1t other spears cleaned cruelty.
"Peace," said u voice, speaking in Ara
bic, Or rather some dialect into which
Arabic entered very largely. "Who reye
who come hither swimming on the water.
Speak, or ye die" and the steel pressed
sharply against my throat, sending O. cold
chill through me.
we are travellers, and have come ither
by chance" I answered, nmy best Arabic,
which appeared to be understood, for the
mar turned his head, and addressing atan
form that lowered up in the background,
said, "Fatllcr, shall we slay?"
"What Is the color Of the men?" said a
deep voice in answer.
"NVhfte Is the color"
"Slay not" was the reply. 'Four suns
since was the word brought to me from
She1oho-must-beobeved, white men
come; If white men come, Stay them not
Let them be brought to the land of She
who-must-be-obcyed. Bring forth tho men
and let that which they have with themb be
brought also."
Come" said the man, half leading and
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